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public
Adjective
  • ∙ Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
  • ∙ Pertaining to all the people as a whole (as opposed a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
  • ∙ Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]
  • ∙ Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
  • ∙ Traded publicly via a stock market. of a company
Noun
  • ∙ The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
  • ∙ A public house; an inn. archaic